THE SEED
He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. Luke 11:23
That important comment was given by Jesus Christ of Nazareth. It is obvious that no one can have a middle ground in this world; either you are for Jesus or you are against Him. Judas
conversed with Jesus while they were out and about, but ultimately, for whatever reason, Judas betrayed and denied him. The same is true of Apostle Peter, the disciple leader, who refused Jesus for an unspecified reason. Each of us possesses a small amount of Peter and Judas. We all make lofty promises to God but occasionally fall short of keeping them. We all falter occasionally in the face of criticism and social expectations. There are hints throughout the Bible that two worlds—the world of God, represented by Jesus, and the world of Satan, in this case represented by Judas—are at odds with one another. Judas’ decision to support or oppose Jesus was therefore a decision to support or oppose God. There is no grey area; you are either winning souls for Him or you are losing lives to Him. Nobody can deny that those who are in the world or who are not born-again are opposed to Jesus Christ. Those who have experienced rebirth, however, must determine whether they support or oppose Jesus. From the perspective of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, this is the truth.
PRAYER
Make me a vessel unto honor and not an instrument of shame.
BIBLE READINGS: Luke 11: 1-25
KÍKỌ JÉSÙ SILẸ
IRUGBIN NAA
Ẹnití kò bá wà pẹlú mi, o lòdì sí mí: ẹnití kò bá sì bámi kopọ̀, o nfunka. Luku 11:23
Ọ̀rọ̀ pàtàkì yi tí Jésù Kristi ti Násárétì sọ. O han gbangba pe ko si ẹnikan ti o le wà ni arin meji ni agbaye yii, yala kí o wa fun Jesu tabi lodi si. Júdásì bá Jésù sọ̀rọ̀ nígbà tí wọ́n wà lọ́dọ̀, àra wọ̀n, ó ṣeni láàánú fún ohun tó fà á tí Júdásì fi dà à ti ó sì sẹ́ ẹ. Bẹ́ẹ̀ náà ló rí fún àpọ́sítélì Pétérù tó jẹ́ aṣáájú ọmọ ẹ̀yìn náà, ẹni tó sẹ Jésù fún ìdí tí kò jẹ pàtó. Olukuluku wa, ni iwa diẹ bi i ti Peteru ati Judasi. Gbogbo wa ni a nṣe awọn ileri giga níwájú Ọlọrun, ṣugbọn lẹẹkọọkan a nkuna lati pa wọn mọ. Gbogbo wa n ṣubu lẹẹkọọkan ni oju ibawi ati awọn ohun tí a nreti lawujọ. Awọn itọka wa, jakejado Bibeli pe awọn agbaye meji ni o wà, èkíní ni ti Ọlọrun, eyiti Jesu ṣe aṣojú rẹ; ati agbaye keji ti nṣe ti Satani, ninu eyiti Judasi ṣe aṣojú rẹ, awọn meji yi sí ni ilodi si pẹlu ara wọn. Nitorina ipinnu Judasi lati ṣe atilẹyin tabi tako Jesu jẹ ipinnu lati ṣe atilẹyin tabi tako Ọlọrun. Ko si agbegbe ti o ṣokunkun, yala o jẹ ajere awọn ọkan fun Jesu tabi o n padanu awọn ẹmi fún ùn. Ko si ẹnití o le sẹ pe awon ti o wa ni aye tabi awọn tí kò tíì di atunbi nṣe lodi sí Jésù Kristi. Awọn ti o ti ni iriri atunbi, ni lati mú ìpinnu, yala kí wọn faramọ Jésù, tabi ki wọn takò. Ní fífi ojú wo ọrọ yí, lati ìhà ọdọ Oluwa ati Olùgbàlà , a rí pé Jésù ni otitọ.
ADURA
Ṣe mí ni ohun èlò ti o ni ọlá ati ti kii ṣe ohun èlò fún itiju.
BIBELI KIKA: Luku 11:1-25